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Huh. Well, Julienne's sudden yet inevitable betrayal might have been completely obvious, but I will admit that Aeterna has caught me completely off guard. And left me very confused. Like, was there any foreshadowing of this I just somehow missed? But on the plus side, floating continents are cool. Though I have to wonder if it's always been like that, or if this is a new development. I mean, you'd think that if the Last Lands were always a floating continent it would have entered into the legends of the place somehow. Even if Spira didn't know what was really going on and almost never went there except to die, they still at least knew that Zanarkand was a ruined city. But then I don't know how long those spatial distortions were around either. The monster itself has apparently been around a while, but if other sacrifices were still able to make it to the Last Lands and do their thing it probably only gained enough power to make those things widespread only recently. So it's entirely possible something recently started giving monster kind an unprecedented advantage. Bufuman posted:If you've never played Persona 4, you only need to know two things:
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Edvarius posted:Huh. Well, Julienne's sudden yet inevitable betrayal might have been completely obvious, but I will admit that Aeterna has caught me completely off guard. And left me very confused. Like, was there any foreshadowing of this I just somehow missed? Aeterna has regularly known just a bit more than she should, and recently countered Reaper boy's energy ball with one of her own, which surprised the party. The impression I had by this point of the game when playing was that she was some sort of time traveler trying to fix history or something. Because Chrono Trigger. Also her main element is Time. Fundamentally, Aeterna has always been the most suspicious member of our party because she joined early on and without a reason. Everyone else gets their little arc ahead of time, so we at least get a feeling for who they are, but Aeterna's been a total mystery the whole time. Edit: There was also this "do I know you?" thing that happened whenever your characters met each other, which implied crazy time shenanigans to me. Like, Aeterna is living in a Groundhog's Day loop or something. Clarste fucked around with this message at 08:05 on Dec 3, 2016 |
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Aeterna was made out of hope, and when everyone lost it she just disappeared. The only way to bring her is for everyone to clap their hands, and believe as hard as they can.
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Trick Question posted:Aeterna was made out of hope, and when everyone lost it she just disappeared. Oooooh if I was near a computer I'd alter one if my favorite monologues for this. It was really rude of you to post this while I'm at work. As for Aeterna...somehow I had thought she was a childhood friend of Setsuna's and once I got here I couldn't figure out why I thought that
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aeterna has had lots of impressive cutscene powers from the start. however, if there were any hints that she is a ghost before now i certainly didn't notice them. kir's dead brother provided precedent for the existence of magic ghosts, but he was on fire and mostly mindless so i wouldn't really call that foreshadowing. also, while it was kind of vague aeterna made it seem like she had been there before and that the floating island bit is new.
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Clarste posted:Aeterna has regularly known just a bit more than she should, and recently countered Reaper boy's energy ball with one of her own, which surprised the party. The impression I had by this point of the game when playing was that she was some sort of time traveler trying to fix history or something. Because Chrono Trigger. Also her main element is Time.
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hey girl you up posted:Yeah, between all the CT stuff, the time-elements everywhere, the lack of any real antagonist or detail about the main plot beyond "sacrifice goes on trip to stop monsters", and the mostly-useless future tech towers I've just been waiting for some kind of time gimmick to kick in and add some "depth". Time travel to when everything isn't covered in snow? </snark>
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Rabbi Raccoon posted:As for Aeterna...somehow I had thought she was a childhood friend of Setsuna's and once I got here I couldn't figure out why I thought that Well, most early-game party members in JRPGs tend to be friends who've known each other since they were kids or otherwise have some kind of shared history to justify them agreeing to help the hero go on their quest and eventually save the world. When Endir heads to Setsuna's village to kill her, it turns out that she already has Aeterna as a bodyguard, who becomes a member of the party once you officially join them. So it's easy to just take for granted that Aeterna is another villager who's probably a childhood friend of Setsuna, even though the game never actually tells us that or even makes any kind of inference of that being the case.
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Snow Chronicle 8: Armored Core Music: Hidden .jpg) Yep... Looking at all the percentages here, the Locations one is definitely the best indicator of how much we are through the game. Especially since like 15% of that is entirely optional end game areas. Anyway, another chapter is over. Let’s do a round-up of all the updated Snow Chronicles logs, as per tradition.  .jpg) The solitary new character we encountered this chapter is Sayagi, the latest in an increasingly long line of failed sacrifices. Lady, I know you’re old but stand up straight. That posture cannot be good for your back.  .jpg) I’m glad we’re learning of the familial structure of the proud Waloompa species in these Snow Chronicle sessions. Very rich lore. .jpg) This dude owns. Can we just get a sapient version of him to fill our newly opened party slots? Give him Aeterna’s Walrus Dagger and we’re set! .jpg) Fiery Puff-Puff love to make puff-puff. And destroy their partners in an orgy of self-destructive violence. Weird this species is so prevalent across the land. .jpg) ...These bears birth bees? And that poo poo on its stomach and hands are bee hives? Welp. Everything about that is horrific. I’m just gonna have to swap Kir into the party to kill these things with fire next time we run across ‘em. Sheesh! .jpg) That squirrel is sporting some Wakka hair and thus I hate it. .jpg) I mean... it was just flailing its arms really fast. But sure, the Aurorean Tiger was attacking so fast it manipulated TIME ITSELF! Let’s go with that.  .jpg) Ah, the fabled Wazamono Steel. A work of art far greater than any crude, clumsy western swords. Truly, there is no greater... until we reach the next merchant spawn point or treasure chest. .jpg) Setsuna would later find this was a mass produced chakram made in a Philippines sweat shop and the bow was actually just some cheap fabric hiding the manufacturer mark. .jpg) Clearly the author of this entry has never met Setsuna, who has managed to Forrest Gump her way into nothing but situations she wasn’t prepared for even before she left home. .jpg) Hey, it’s that dagger I dropped a few thousand G only for it to become obsolete literally within minutes. Though granted, its obsolescence was due to... .jpg) This is it. We’ve reached the apex of weapon design for I Am Setsuna. It’s all downhill on a road of disappointment from here. But for now, we have the Walrus Dagger’s soft glow to comfort us. .jpg) Please stop wrapping swords in oversized bandages. It has at no point looked cool. In fact, bandages do not look cool on anything. Just stop. Look at Sonic Boom. Bandages everywhere for a sea of dipshit characters. .jpg) Hmm... Revival and body-enhancement effects by an unknown organization really into their research? Did Umbrella Incorporated buy stock in Cold Steel at some point? ... Now this just makes me want to see a series of videos with portly Albert Wesker cutting up pig carcasses. .jpg) In the name of the moon, Kir will punish you. From the sidelines where mages belong in this game. Oh... wait... poo poo... Setsuna and Kir are the only people around to fill in Aeterna’s A-Team position. Ffffff— .jpg) A World Tree sounds like an important thing in a fantasy setting. So of course, it will never be mentioned beyond this stick they gave to Kir so he stopped using the barely circumventing copyright infringing Sailor Moon staff. .jpg) Ah yes. Another weapon used for all of about twenty minutes. It was literally obsolete in the same store that sold it! .jpg) At least I thought that... until I realized it had Water elemental and they made half the enemies in the next area immune to it (rad knight crabs don’t give a gently caress about water element damage.)  .jpg) We’ve got a whole mess of Spritnite this chapter things to it lasting two and a half dungeons. Endir’s Life spell is useful in the rare cases someone is KO’d since it actually revives ‘em with like a third of their total HP. The item equivalent, Athenian Water, only revives characters with like 30 HP so they’re more likely than not to get instantly ganked again. .jpg) They just announced Parappa the Rappa HD while I was writing this update. Ever thought Chop Chop Onion Master was just kind of random as far as characters go? What if I told you he was a rap scallion. You’re welcome. .jpg) Kick. Punch. It’s all a pun. .jpg) Why does it cost more MP for Setsuna to ragdoll her body than for Endir to bring people back from the dead? Please explain the science behind that, Snow Chronicle. .jpg) The vacuum wave from sword pressure is also how I dust my PC periodically. .jpg) Some of these descriptions make me feel like they were going to let Spritnite be used freely between characters, more like Materia in FF7, instead of just making ‘em be suited for a solitary character. .jpg) I don’t think a single enemy has buffed itself significantly enough for this to be effective rather than just vigorous stabbing in the face. .jpg) Kir, you can summon a localized star to spawn in the dick of an enemy and I still probably wouldn’t use you. All this magic doesn’t matter when you’re still literally a small child who gets taken out by a single able bodied man kicking you in the head. .jpg) Telling ATB gauges to go gently caress themselves should be a more accessible ability in JRPGs. .jpg) That would sound more sinister if we didn’t purchase it from a vendor hanging out getting his day drinking on at a rural pub. .jpg) I’ve said my piece with how this here element ain’t so useful. But that brings the Spritnite and Techs round-up to a close. Let’s move on to...  .jpg) Ah yes. That Barren Plain with the small forest present. Fond memories were had there. .jpg) Folks used to gather here a ton! Oh-hoho. .jpg) Used to be hookers and blow for miles back in ye olden days. But that time has long since passed. Shame... .jpg) It’s full of bears with beehives for hands. I feel like that cannot be stated enough in the tour guide blurb. Bears with command and symbiosis with swarms of bees. Real dark poo poo up in this cave. .jpg) Shut up. Nobody calls it Death Mountain. It wasn’t even that impressive of a mountain! Come back and call me when a tribe of rock people live there or it turns out to be the corpse of a space parasite hedgehog.  .jpg) We’ve got a couple new notes jotted down in the Locations index. Turns out the spatial distortions were magic frost. Cold magic is evidently purple, huh? .jpg) I kind of wish we got a look down into the canyon below The Last Lands. Or... you know... there was a proper world map to go “whoa doggie, a good chunk of the continent stopped existing!”  .jpg) In any case, that’s a rap for Chapter 9. Tune in next time for Chapter 10: Lost Comrades. Y’know... Cuz we sort of lost a couple comrades. After our hope was shattered and past secrets were uncovered. Only four chapters remain! The Dark Id fucked around with this message at 18:02 on Dec 14, 2016 |
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The Dark Id posted:They just announced Parappa the Rappa HD while I was writing this update. Ever thought Chop Chop Onion Master was just kind of random as far as characters go? What if I told you he was a rap scallion. You’re welcome. I think I might hate you now.
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Bufuman posted:Ah, the standard "serious drama poo poo just went down" part of the JRPG. Always a favorite bit. Now we wait for the deus ex machina that will magically fix all our problems and get us to the final dungeon! GOD drat IT TEDDIE
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The part with the world tree sounds like standard IAS fare. They are inventing fanciful ways the weapons were made, but don't ever make it part of the game world. A pity, that's some lost opportunity for world building. Anyway, while I think everyone knows the item descriptions are bollocks, the part about swords being heavy and relying on force is something a lot of people actually believe in. That number is in decline, but still seem to include the IAS creators.
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Bufuman posted:I've had moments like that too. A recent one: I was playing through Persona 4 Golden for the umpteenth time, maxed out Teddie's Social Link, and unlocked the ability to fuse Helel, the ultimate persona of the Star arcana. That's just a coincidence. A funny one, but a coincidence nonetheless. Helel is the top Star in Persona 3 too.
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Crystalgate posted:Anyway, while I think everyone knows the item descriptions are bollocks, the part about swords being heavy and relying on force is something a lot of people actually believe in. That number is in decline, but still seem to include the IAS creators. My favorite is the giant bone sword that is as sharp as a razor because of its nicked blade. Just imagine that. Someone trying to shave with a nicked razor. It makes me wince.
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The Dark Id posted:They just announced Parappa the Rappa HD while I was writing this update. Ever thought Chop Chop Onion Master was just kind of random as far as characters go? What if I told you he was a rap scallion. You’re welcome. 
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Llab posted:My favorite is the giant bone sword that is as sharp as a razor because of its nicked blade. Just imagine that. Someone trying to shave with a nicked razor. It makes me wince. Seriously though, pretty much every time a weapon description mentions a non magical mean that is supposed to improve it, it's something which would actually reduce the effectiveness of the weapon.
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The Dark Id posted:This dude owns. Can we just get a sapient version of him to fill our newly opened party slots? Give him Aeterna's Walrus Dagger and werre set! The only thing better than giving him a Walrus Dagger? Giving him two. If only he was the Hero we deserved. 
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FeyerbrandX posted:The only thing better than giving him a Walrus Dagger? Giving him two. If only he was the Hero we deserved. That's it boys, wrap it up, LP over, go home, nothing the game can do at this point will be any more rad than this.
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Bruceski posted:I named my cat Heisenberg, because I was a physics major when I got him and Shrodinger would be cliche. If I ever get a Russian Blue, they'll be named Cherenkov. Those are some solid cat names Clarste posted:Aeterna has regularly known just a bit more than she should, and recently countered Reaper boy's energy ball with one of her own, which surprised the party. The impression I had by this point of the game when playing was that she was some sort of time traveler trying to fix history or something. Because Chrono Trigger. Also her main element is Time. I mean, her name is a pretty obvious hint to the time thing too
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 Part XXX: I Am Covered in Feces Music: The Last Mountain .jpg) Welp. That certainly didn’t go how we were expecting! Julienne has buggered off and Aeterna vanished into the ether during a cutscene! Not at the end of one like usual. I had been rotating in Julienne to start becoming an alternate for Aeterna on the A-Team. But now that they’re both gone we have to rotate in ugh... a mage. Alright, Setsuna. Time to pick up some slack in this pilgrimage. At least until we get off this mountain. .jpg) .jpg) And they do, unfortunately, make us march back down the mountain. There are a few shortcut drops in the early half of the area. But the latter half? Nah. We’ve just gotta redo that again. Well, I just have to redo that again. You all will skip that as we plop back on the world map. .jpg) .jpg) Since the only town in walking distance is Gatherington, the gang is gonna return there to regroup and Music: Simple Gratitude .jpg) Well, there was exactly one properly named character in this village. So naturally, the first order of business is to go hit up the most reliable lead of information in town... .jpg) Well, poo poo... I’m out of ideas. Well, you guys have a proper party pow-wow at the nearest inn. Whoops... wait... Those don’t exist in this universe! Guess they’ll just crowd around in the middle of the street out in this blizzard. .jpg)  Maybe we won’t be able to get to the Last Lands at all... Don’t be stupid! Of course we will! This ain’t the time to be whinin’! ...... Hey, c’mon! You ain’t gonna give up that easily, are ya? *turns to Endir* What about you, Endir!? Of course not. I did not walk across an entire continent for this job to flake right before payday..jpg) Uhh... my plan was already established. *tilts in place towards Kir* *sweats* *turns to Kir* I know that deep down the others ain’t given up yet, either. Right now, we need to focus on continuin’ our journey. You know that, don’t ya? You’re right... I joined all of you on this journey because I wanted to change things. I can’t give up, no matter what. Also, I honestly have NO idea where we are anymore. Even if I did want to turn back uhh... I think it’s a little late. I must change things, too... for the sake of all future life... *nods* Endir... Nidr... Kir... Wait... Hold up... Do *all* of our names have an “i” in ‘em and end in “r”? Yes? Why? Huh. I never noticed that til’ now. Crazy. How do ya not... Whatever. I’m not gonna get into it... Oh... huh... You are right. Strange. ...Really? Neither of you noticed that? *shrug* *rubs eyes* ...You were sayin’, Setsuna? Oh... Right... Please help me. Together, we must find a way... We must find a way to cross the Vanished Land and reach the Last Lands. *nods* Alright. I’ll hit up the lumberjack for some wood. I feel like some good rope is gonna be the hard part. That’s a LONG rope ladder we’re gon— Yes... We’ll consider that factor. Let’s ask around town, first. Yeah, alright. We already know where the lumberjack is so the wood for the catapult is taken care of... ....jpg) .jpg) We’re free to .jpg) In an unrelated story, I found my favorite generic NPC hanging out in this pub. Too bad this guy was born into the wrong age. Internet comment sections would clearly be his jam. .jpg) On the approach to Sayagi’s house there is one NPC wandering around that now has some use. Apparently, we picked up the correct ingredients for a new dish. So let’s check that out... .jpg)  A Sky Apple, a Crowned Peach, some Blue Sugarcane, and some Blue Peppermint... If only I had those, I bet I could get Mom to bake another one! You don’t have them, do you? If you do, give ‘em to me! Please! Sure. How’d a little kid like you get a voice that deep? Smoking two packs of cigs a day? Three. ...O-oh... Huh. Well, here’s your stuff. All right! Thanks! Wait here, I’ll be right back...No less than 90 minutes later standing out in a blizzard... This is the last slice, but Mom’s gonna make another one, so I’ll give it to you! There’s nothin’ like Mom’s Sky Apple Pie! She says it’s hard to find the ingredients, though, so she only usually makes it when I’m sick... Oh yeah, I got her to write down the recipe for you, too. Here ya go!.jpg) A tasty pie with a crispy crust and a slightly sour filling. Boosts EXP and number of drops like usual. Also grants Guaranteed Evasion status i.e. you literally cannot be hit by physical attacks for a time. That sounds... pretty good, actually. .jpg) Anyway, let’s get the hell out of the snow and burst into this granny’s cabin unannounced again. .jpg)  Why did you not go to the Last Lands? Sayagi... Well...Setsuna explains the situation off-screen. .jpg) I never dreamed anything like that would have happened... Our companions are gone, too. I think the knight chick is a lost cause. I mean, I was already ready to ditch her when she started the narcolepsy routine. But ehh... the girl with the frog hoodie was... OK. That is a great shame... But you have not lost all your companions... There is no reason to lose hope. No reason to have shattered hope due to lost comrades, lone swordsman the masked mercenary. You’ve got a full life ahead as the journey begins full of good and evil that is united by fate to unearth past secrets. The Masked Mercenaries was plural. But nice try. *grumbles* *nods* Thank you, Sayagi. Guess we’ll have to try and find someone who’s crossed the Vanished Land before... Not that we know if any human ever has... Hey! You don’t know any spells that let you fly, do you? I call myself a healer because I am adept in curative magic... I know little at all of any other type of magic. Oh, right... Really pigeonholed yourself with the healing magic school, huh? It’s not uncommon to focus on healing. Setsuna can do healing and lightning. Hmph. Well, good for her. How’s that pilgrimage going again? *frown* I thought it might be possible using a spell, or spritnite or something... Spritnite... That reminds me... Did you come across someone on the mountain? ? Who? A man arrived here in the town just after you left... He too was asking about the mountain, so I thought perhaps he had also headed there. Did you not come across him? Did he have a big scythe? Or a sickle? I can never remember the difference. It’s a scythe. A sickle is a hand instrument kinda like a hammer. A scythe is a big thing like a rake. Oh. Huh. Well there you go. More to the point, was he dressed in tattered a black cloak with white hair like an out of season trick-or-treating dipshit? No, I do not believe he was carrying any weapon... So, who was this guy? He said he was searching for a new type of spritnite... He was a restless man... constantly tutting... He was back on his way again before too long. *cringe* Tutting, huh...? If I thought this guy might be our ticket outta here, I’d go track him down right now.The party shuffles out of Sayagi’s house... .jpg) Dammit... Looks like we’ve hit a brick wall. We ain’t even got a single clue to go on... You know the man Sayagi was talking about... What about him? She said he was restless, and kept tutting... You don’t think he could be... The shipwright? The one with the fake “tut” verbal tic? Unless it’s spread. In which case this land isn’t worth saving anymore... Oh, yeah! I remember now! He kept on tutting all the time... Tut-tut, tut-tut! Yeah, he was definitely what you’d call restless... Yeah, that idiot. Hell if I remember his name. Akash, wasn’t it...? Yeah! That was it! Akash! Wow. How the heck do you guys remember that? These people’s names go in and out of my head as soon as I leave the room from ‘em. I can barely remember what that old lady’s name was... Sayagi. It’s not hard. Oh wow... Okay, smartass. What was the name of the doofus childhood friend of Julienne? Uhhh... It was... We barely talked to him! That’s not fair. Okay. Fine. How about the old dude in the refugee village that was the dad of the king dude that kidnapped you? Oh... That was... Uhh. He was... It’s on the tip of my tongue. Just gimme a sec... Ergh... D... D-Dino? It was Dinas. I only remember his name because he f’n died and I have respect for the fallen. *grumble* Alright, fine... You’ve made your point... So Akash... Is that who you were thinkin’ of, too, Setsuna?  *shrugs* What for? He did serve under the lord of the citadel, so I thought he might know something that could help us... Oh, right! So he might know a way to cross the Vanished Land! Not that guy again... Do you guys not remember the part where we had to walk 30 miles to some other village just to find out that dumbass was hiding out in a bar back in town? And then he went on to do absolutely nothing to help us? Forget that noise... If we had anythin’ else to go on, I’d agree with Endir. But we’re up against a brick wall right now... We need to follow up any leads we can find. It’s not like we’ve got anything to lose, right? We might as well try talking to Akash. Come on, Endir. Let’s see if we can find Akash. Sure, yeah. Toss my opinion in the trash. Again. I see how this party works. But he’s not in this town anymore, right? No, but Sayagi can’t have been the only one who saw him. Yeah, right! Come on, let’s try asking some of the other townspeople! Maybe we can at least find out which way he headed!.jpg) Yeah, sure. We could talk to some of these yokels around town. Or we could talk to the only other NPC in Gatherington who matters. Yo, Deep-Voiced Lumberjack! What’s the word? .jpg)  I told him there was no way ‘cross the mountain, so he said he’d head for Magna Valley instead. And that is where...? Where’s Magna Valley? Just north of ‘ere. The distortions in space were blockin’ it off before, y’see... Cool... Saaaay... You’re a lumberjack, right? How much would it cost to haul a buncha wood to the top of Fridging Heights? Huh? ‘hatcha want with lumber up ‘hat way? Got a little construction project I’m envi— Let’s check up the Akash lead first, Endir... Ugh... Fiiiine..jpg) Alright, let’s get outta here. I don’t know about you all, but I’ve had enough of Gatherington. Music: Road to Closure .jpg) Now that the Aurorean Tiger has been slain and the spatial distortions are no more, the path has cleared north of Fridging Caves. If we continue up that direction, we find... .jpg) Magna Valley. So I read this as “magma” valley and was like “Oh dang, a lava area? That’ll be a nice change!” But no... It’s magna as in Latin for “great” not lava... .jpg) So surprise... it’s just an icy canyon. Bummer... Time to get crackin’ finding Akash in this newest frozen wasteland dungeon. .jpg) Hey, old man!...Aaaaaaand found him. He’s literally three yards away from the entrance. Music: Lighthearted .jpg) Hey! Tut-tut! Stop pesterin’ me! Don’t make me repeat myself! Akash! I just said... ? Hmm? Why do you know my name...?Akash turns around to face the party. .jpg) Oh, you’re... We met in Floneia. Mighta blown up your airship engine. Tut-tut! Yes, I remember... You’re the sacrifice’s party... Weren’t you heading to the Last Lands, though? What’re you doin’ here? It’s a long story. Well, you see, Akash. We were... No! No... We already wasted enough time updating our progress to that old lady back in town and I let that slide because it was actually in a warm house. Not happening here with afro-tut here in a frozen, windswept valley! Nuh-uh! Tut-tut! Sounds like you’ve got your reasons... *shrug* I’m amazed you can travel around a place like this on your own. It’s not as if you can even use magic... Are you like secretly super ripped or something? Tut-tut! I have my ways!.jpg) It stinks somethin’ rotten, but if it works right, the monsters all stay well away. *sweat drop* That explains the strong smell comin’ from your direction, then... So then! Back to the catapult plan... Wait, Endir. He’s just been... resourceful... He is covered in what I assume to be penguin poo poo and bear splooge. That’s usually just called a severely mentally ill hobo... Tut-tut! Body fluids are all right, but monster blood’s a definite no-no! Their blood contains toxic magical energy. If you got any in your mouth or in an open wound, you’d drop dead on the spot! Scary stuff... By the way, we heard you’re looking for spritnite... *shakes head* I cannot believe you all are still have dialogue with the vagrant covered in squirrel piss... Word travels fast! Indeed I am... I plan to build my own airship. ! Build your own airship!? You can do that!? It’s by no means impossible... but it’ll definitely take a while. That’s why I’ve been looking for a new spritnite that’ll work as a power source for it. Tut-tut! We’ve got plenty of spritnite! What do you need? We’re like not using even a quarter of these. Realization? It just makes you figure out really dumb puns on command to piss you off. Toss that thing in your spritnite engine. It’s even clean and poop free. I’m not just lookin’ for any old spritnite! I’m lookin’ for some that’s powerful enough to serve as an energy source for an airship! Tut-tut! However, I may not’ve found one yet, but I do have some idea where to look... Because I worked for His Lordship, I’m never short on information, y’see! *nods* Right! Information! That’s exactly what we need right now... That’s why we were lookin’ for you. Do you know a way to cross the Vanished Land? Eh!? The what? Is this a dream you had, or somethin’? Well, you see...Setsuna explains the current dilemma... .jpg) ...Somehow we still waste 40 minutes explaining our situation to basically a stranger. Again. Come on... Don’t you have any ideas? I do... We can fly over it in my airship! Yeah? Are you really gonna be able to build one? *nods* Indeed I am! I’m going to be usin’ Avalo’s broken one as a base... All I need now is some spritnite powerful enough to use as an energy source, and I’m good to go! So you’re not really building an airship... you’re just repairing the old one. Details... Is whatshisface, Avalo OK with you doing that? Tut-tut, he’s been in seclusion ever since his father’s death. The Floneian region is on the verge of a civil war between the refugees and the citadel after the Tenderville plot was revealed. I’m certain nobody will notice between all the terror attacks the guards are contending with. Oh... Huh. Bummer. Well, good thing we’re never going back there. So that’s why you’ve been searching for spritnite... *nods* Like I said, I do have some idea where to look... The royal ruins near here. The royal ruins...? That’s right. People call them the Ithees Ruins. The gate bears the crest of the old royal family. It wouldn’t budge an inch, though... Not that I really expected it to. The old royal family’s shrouded in mystery, y’see. The ruins of the old royal family... *nods* The entrance is just on from here. I doubt you’ll manage it, but if you do get inside and find some spritnite, give it to me, eh? I’ll use it to build my new airship! Refurbished old airship. Details! If you do bring it to me, there’ll be a reward in it for you! What’s it worth? *looks down* What’s it worth? Yeah, giving stuff free of charge just like fundamentally goes against my nature. Firm belief of capitalism in the ol’ Masked Mercenary tribe. Well, how about I pay you in treasure? Treasure!? *nods* Once my airship’s complete, I’ll be travelin’ further afield than the mainland, too... I’m sure there’s all sorts of incredible treasure just waitin’ to be discovered! .jpg) *fist pump* All right! That sounds AMAZING! Let me come along, too! Oh, nonono. My days of not accepting payment up front are DONE after this pilgrimage job, lemme tell you, bud. *sweat drop* Dammit, no! We don’t need money or treasure... We need you to take us across the Vanished Land in this ship of yours. *nods* Not a problem... You did help me out before, after all. I’ll give you a ride across. Of course... this is IF you really find some spritnite I can use! Tut-tut! *nods* *fist pumps* So is treasure hunting still in at a later point? I don’t see why not. ...Alright. I’m in. All right, it’s a promise! We’ll do everythin’ we can to help you! Well, I’ll be waitin’... but I won’t get my hopes up! Tut-tut! *turns to party and fist pumps* An airship, eh? Things are looking up! If you say so... Tune in next time when there is, of course, a catch to entering these ancient ruins. But regardless, the road to gaining an airship for a proper rear end endgame has begun. It just required linking up with a man literally covered in fecal matter. The Dark Id fucked around with this message at 17:49 on Dec 5, 2016 |
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Well, that's something I wasn't expecting from this game. On the other hand, a cliche old man covered in penguin poo poo is a good metaphor!
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IronCastKnight posted:Well, that's something I wasn't expecting from this game. On the other hand, a cliche old man covered in penguin poo poo is a good metaphor! I assume he included the screenshot because if he didn't, he'd get a lot of typo corrections from people telling him the line should have been in italics. It definitely feels like something he would have added.
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Dec 5, 2016 08:20
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so uh, did he bring the broken airship with him?
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Dec 5, 2016 08:23
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Oh hey its the hook for IAS-2 Where endir died and setsuna goes around sp
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Dec 5, 2016 09:02
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So who do people use for headvoices in this game?
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HR12345 posted:So who do people use for headvoices in this game? At this point, I'm just going to remember the last fake hobo that spoke in my general direction, and put that voice on Akash. Because holy poo poo, dude. Just, holy poo poo. ... Goddamnit.
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Dec 5, 2016 09:50
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I have no idea why, but I for some reason I was assuming they were going to just backtrack and steal the magic rock from Kir's village rather than introduce a new area.
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Dec 5, 2016 11:49
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So we've only got 13 chapters? It doesn't seem like much of anything has really happened in this plot so far, but we're this close to the end?
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Dec 5, 2016 14:36
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So you've got the main character, a tank, and two casters in your team right now? ...I'm having Wild Arms 2 flashbacks. I really hope they don't take away your meatshield just before they make you fight the hardest boss in the game. Twice.
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Thought that was a pretty random update title then welp... Why isn't this thread gold yet?
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Dec 5, 2016 19:41
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I'm gonna go out on a limb and guess that getting into these ruins is going to eventually involve tracking down our wayward dragoon and beating the evil out of her so that she can rejoin our party.
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W.T. Fits posted:I'm gonna go out on a limb and guess that getting into these ruins is going to eventually involve tracking down our wayward dragoon and beating the evil out of her so that she can rejoin our party. i'm gonna go out on a limb and guess that she is waiting at the entrance to the dungeon for no particular reason
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I'm expecting Julianne or Reaper to be the next dungeon boss. Aeterna will fade in from the cutscene void right in time for the ending credits. This will not be acknowledged by the other characters.
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Dec 5, 2016 20:04
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The story is getting interesting for once. So far however, this game has been aggressively mediocre. There's a chance all this will be resolved in a very disappointing way. We'll see.
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Dec 5, 2016 20:46
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Did this game have a rushed development cycle or something? It feels like pretty much nothing has happened until the prior two updates. Now things get mildly interesting, or at least confusing enough to resemble interesting, and we're inches from the finish line.
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Dec 5, 2016 22:48
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I think it's more that they had a small budget.
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Dec 6, 2016 02:08
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Well at least Kir seems to be enjoying himself.
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Dec 6, 2016 03:30
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Dude just... detected the destroyed spacial distortions and came running up north? I guess in addition to covering himself in penguin poo poo he also regularly smokes it.
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Nohman posted:Thought that was a pretty random update title then welp... Why isn't this thread gold yet? I
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Glazius posted:Dude just... detected the destroyed spacial distortions and came running up north? I guess in addition to covering himself in penguin poo poo he also regularly smokes it. They were pretty big so he might have just noticed that part of the night sky was really different.
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